Single user mode uses / as root's home directory, so
that can't be it.

--- Richard Tango-Lowy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would think it's because, when things get really
> mangled and you have
> to log in to single-user to recover, at least you
> can get to root's home
> directory.
> 
> Rich
> 
> On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 21:43, Dave Seff wrote:
>     Why must /root be on the same file system as / ?
>     
>     I keep mine separate as not to wipe out ssh keys
> and other things. I can
>     change it after the initial install  and all is
> fine, but the installer
>     complains. 
>     
>     
>     Just wondering.
>     -Dave
>     
> -- 
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